Opopaea Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Oonopidae |
Genus: | Opopaea Simon, 1891 |
Type species | |
Opopaea apicalis (Simon, 1893)
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Diversity | |
180 species | |
Synonyms | |
Myrmecoscaphiella |
Opopaea is a genus of goblin spiders of the family Oonopidae.[1] The genus is one of the largest within the family, with 180 accepted species.[2]
Spiders of the genus are very small, less than 2 mm long. They are usually a reddish-brown color. They have six eyes: four posterior in a straight row, and two anterior.[3]